Re: the C JIT

[Sam Tregar]

On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, David L. Nicol wrote:

> We're talking about making a faster Perl.  C's syntax requires enough
> clarity to compile to something quick.  it is a very short hop from
>       my dog $spot;
> to
>       dog spot;

What about the second version would result in faster execution?  Do you
think that the "$" slows down Perl?  Is it that dropping the "my" would
make "spot" global and thus faster?  What are you getting at?

Again: C doesn't get its speed from its syntax.  Supporting C-esque syntax
doesn't make Perl faster.

-sam